Are midnight releases of video games still a thing? What games have you waited for and any special memories about it?

I remember going to a Walmart 45 minutes away the night the Xbox 360 came out with Weaver. It was a school night and we got there around 10. There were people set up in the electronics department with folding chairs and they all gave us the stink eye when we got there. They had clearly been there way longer and were going to be upset if 2 people strolled in near midnight and got one. However, they had very limited supplies and after counting the people in line and asking a worker how many units there were it was determined we wouldn't be getting one and left.

Guitar Hero 2 (or 3), again in high school on a school night and we had to drive nearly an hour to find a 24/7 Walmart. We were expecting a line because this was the height of the GH rage, but nope, not a soul to be found in the game department. We had to find a random employee to go look in the back. They had no idea what the game was, but they were able to find it for us.

Call of Duty. I think I waited for Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops? One of them was at a strip mall Gamestop in college and we waited in the rain for like an hour. The other was at a mall Gamestop and we waited inside for like 2-3 hours. They had some activities set up for people to do in the closed mall.

I stood in line for the Xbox 360. That was an experience. We got there at like 4 or 5 pm I think and stood in line until 11 and then they gave us waivers. Not sure why they would do that. we were already there for so long and there was hardly any time until midnight at that point.

I stood in line for Wrath of the Lich King (WoW) and played that all night. slept at school a lot the next day. lol.

I think i grabbed an NCAA at a midnight release with a buddy of mine.

That might be it. Good times were had. I liked doing that but the appeal of going to a B&M store to wait in line sounds awful nowadays.

Tyler wrote:Source of the post That's why I'm curious if people still do it. With Amazon you get 20% off when you preorder and get it release day. How much do people value the midnight - 3PM gaming session of a release day game?

I'm doing that with Destiny 2. I also did it with the past two WoW expansions.

wags83 wrote:Source of the post I can't remember what it was for, but I remember driving back from Sioux Center late one night and someone got a flat tire (maybe me with the Bronco?). Was that for a video game?

LOL! It was for an airsoft gun and BBs. "I really shouldn't be buying this, I need to get new tires for my car" One hour later and we are changing your tire

the last game I would have waited in line for, overnight, or what have you... would have been Fallout 4. But thank you for preorder and midnight download on Steam. I used to work at Best Buy when game really started flowing on the Playstation and Xbox, so I was able to get a copy the day of, as it went on sale. So Gran Tourismo 2, Maddens, NCAA Football, had it as soon as it went on sale.

wags83 wrote:Source of the post I can't remember what it was for, but I remember driving back from Sioux Center late one night and someone got a flat tire (maybe me with the Bronco?). Was that for a video game?

LOL! It was for an airsoft gun and BBs. "I really shouldn't be buying this, I need to get new tires for my car" One hour later and we are changing your tire

Lol, that's right, I couldn't think of what it was. I don't think I ever really went to video game releases because I never had a 360 of my own until college and mostly just played at other people's houses.